Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Australia and New Zealand

Foreign direct investment outflows in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — -4,524,000,773 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 3,858.6%.

2025 -4.52B US$ −130.54% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 128B US$2022
Period minimum -33.35B US$2005

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2025-50B050B100B150B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 120,363,907 US$1971: 116,498,074 US$1972: 132,361,024 US$1973: 274,864,631 US$1974: 261,854,044 US$1975: 182,651,953 US$1976: 303,453,242 US$1977: 298,157,020 US$1978: 291,779,936 US$1979: 417,754,405 US$1980: 531,111,808 US$1981: 835,512,513 US$1982: 779,090,845 US$1983: 921,548,965 US$1984: 1,433,834,828 US$1985: 2,058,802,601 US$1986: 3,505,285,193 US$1987: 5,659,524,644 US$1988: 7,460,311,665 US$1989: 3,159,625,114 US$1990: 2,996,161,300 US$1991: 296,641,371 US$1992: 4,226,366,200 US$1993: 1,156,982,736 US$1994: 3,836,687,409 US$1995: 5,829,254,279 US$1996: 3,767,779,950 US$1997: 4,516,438,800 US$1998: 5,068,092,775 US$1999: 1,385,131,468 US$2000: -45,815,941 US$2001: 12,773,548,519 US$2002: 8,381,043,050 US$2003: 19,243,201,037 US$2004: 10,638,729,121 US$2005: -33,354,246,387 US$2006: 23,682,675,392 US$2007: 18,411,405,952 US$2008: 32,726,942,591 US$2009: 9,391,264,865 US$2010: 19,101,843,710 US$2011: 8,130,341,485 US$2012: 5,672,977,412 US$2013: -2,183,880,846 US$2014: 23,988,267,385 US$2015: 8,243,084,584 US$2016: -3,873,272,689 US$2017: 9,924,807,270 US$2018: 1,675,901,421 US$2019: 7,340,092,726 US$2020: 8,283,804,763 US$2021: 8,381,849,940 US$2022: 128,027,112,032 US$2023: 12,851,430,799 US$2024: 14,815,418,701 US$2025: -4,524,000,773 US$
Change over the period: −4.64B (−3,858.6%)

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand -4.52B US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -4.52B −19.34B −130.54%
2024 14.82B +1.96B +15.28%
2023 12.85B −115B −89.96%
2022 128B +120B +1,427.43%
2021 8.38B +98.05M +1.18%
2020 8.28B +944M +12.86%
2019 7.34B +5.66B +337.98%
2018 1.68B −8.25B −83.11%
2017 9.92B +13.8B +356.24%
2016 -3.87B −12.12B −146.99%
2015 8.24B −15.75B −65.64%
2014 23.99B +26.17B +1,198.42%
2013 -2.18B −7.86B −138.5%
2012 5.67B −2.46B −30.22%
2011 8.13B −10.97B −57.44%
2010 19.1B +9.71B +103.4%
2009 9.39B −23.34B −71.3%
2008 32.73B +14.32B +77.75%
2007 18.41B −5.27B −22.26%
2006 23.68B +57.04B +171%
2005 -33.35B −43.99B −413.52%
2004 10.64B −8.6B −44.71%
2003 19.24B +10.86B +129.6%
2002 8.38B −4.39B −34.39%
2001 12.77B +12.82B +27,980.14%
2000 -45.82M −1.43B −103.31%
1999 1.39B −3.68B −72.67%
1998 5.07B +552M +12.21%
1997 4.52B +749M +19.87%
1996 3.77B −2.06B −35.36%
1995 5.83B +1.99B +51.93%
1994 3.84B +2.68B +231.61%
1993 1.16B −3.07B −72.62%
1992 4.23B +3.93B +1,324.74%
1991 297M −2.7B −90.1%
1990 3B −163M −5.17%
1989 3.16B −4.3B −57.65%
1988 7.46B +1.8B +31.82%
1987 5.66B +2.15B +61.46%
1986 3.51B +1.45B +70.26%
1985 2.06B +625M +43.59%
1984 1.43B +512M +55.59%
1983 922M +142M +18.29%
1982 779M −56.42M −6.75%
1981 836M +304M +57.31%
1980 531M +113M +27.13%
1979 418M +126M +43.17%
1978 292M −6.38M −2.14%
1977 298M −5.3M −1.75%
1976 303M +121M +66.14%
1975 183M −79.2M −30.25%
1974 262M −13.01M −4.73%
1973 275M +143M +107.66%
1972 132M +15.86M +13.62%
1971 116M −3.87M −3.21%
1970 120M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.